Smash! Crash!
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2008 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

Smash! Crash!

Written by Jon Scieszka · Illustrated by David Shannon Loren Long , and David Gordon

Part of the Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series

Trucks smash and crash, but a mysterious shadow follows. Who's watching them?

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42 pages· 393 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud· AD430L
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Bookroo's summary

In Trucktown, best friends Jack Truck and Dump Truck Dan love to smash and crash through town. But as they revel in their noisy adventures, a mysterious shadow lurks around every corner. Who is this new presence, and what does she want? With rhythmic text and lively action, this tale invites young readers to join the fun and uncover the mystery in a world where play and work collide.

From the publisher

Welcome to Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown, a brand-new preschool/kindergarten series that will come in more shapes, sizes, and formats than you can shake a bumper at. It’s a world where all the characters are trucks, all the stories are action driven, and boys and girls can imagine themselves in all their crazy, loud, funny, creative, excited, full-throttle glory! It’s a world where we work at play, and we play at work…and no one’s afraid to get dirty or be LOUD! And it all kicks off with Smash! Crash! Best friends Jack and Dan are spending their day doing what they do best - smashing and crashing! All the while a strange shadow is following them around every corner…Who is this new addition to Trucktown? What does she want? Rhythmic, rollicking text will get kids’ motors running and horns honking with each refrain! This is a book that begs to be read again and again!

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
42
Words
393
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD430L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
1.6
F&P level
~L
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
120870
Publication
Published
January 8, 2008
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781416941330

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